Daily fantasy sports received some support on Monday when Major League Baseball's Commissioner Rob Manfred said that he had no regrets for his decision to support the industry.
He told the New York Daily News:
"I think that fantasy is an important source of fan engagement, it has been for a long time."
Manfred also expressed his opinion that DFS is not gambling.
"We did thoroughly investigate the games that were available on the site, that was a major factor in terms of selecting a partner in the fantasy space. And we were completely comfortable with the idea that those games were consistent with the existing federal law. I'm quite convinced it is a game of skill, as defined by the federal statute." Manfred said. "And I'm comfortable with the idea that it's not gambling”, he said.
"There's a huge difference between Rob Manfred, citizen, betting on whether Kansas City beats Toronto or whomever on the one hand, and Rob Manfred picking nine guys off 18 teams to try to see if he can accumulate more points within a given set of guidelines than a hundred guys trying to do the same thing."
GREGJO 8 years ago
Yes, I agree with Manfred's statement. Daily Fantasy Sports are not gambling rather game of skill. This type of games can bring a lot of new fans to the sports leagues which is very important both for the teams, TVs, sponsors and the leagues as well. I hope Fantasy leagues have a nice future without any sanction.
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sharpe 8 years ago
I'm agree with the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred that fantasy sports is an important source of fan engagement, although I've had never thought about that from that point of view. DFS business has many issues at the moment with the gambling authorities in US but I think all this shall pass and DFS still will be very popular.
I'm agree with the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred that fantasy sports is an important source of fan engagement, although I've had never thought about that from that point of view. DFS business has many issues at the moment with the gambling authorities in US but I think all this shall pass and DFS still will be very popular.
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